Muskingum University has recognized excellence in its student broadcasters and journalists with four awards.

The university is home to three media outlets,
known collectively as Orbit Media. The radio station is WMCO-FM, the
television station is Orbit TV and the newspaper is The Black and Magenta.

Karysa
Kent, a junior communication major from Warsaw, Ohio, was named Orbit
TV Broadcaster of the Year and also received The Amos Family Scholarship
for Broadcast Journalism. The awards recognize leadership and
significant contributions to the university’s television and radio
stations. In addition to her work at the television station, Kent is a
reporter for Orbit Media News, serves as community calendar director for
the television station and the radio station and works at the radio
station as a disc jockey.

Kayla
Rausch, a junior communication and digital media design major from New
Philadelphia, Ohio, received the WMCO Broadcaster of the Year award.
Rausch was recognized for her work as promotions director at the radio
station, where she also works as a disc jockey.

Chris
Morgan, a sophomore communication major from Norwalk, Ohio, received
The John McCance Scholarship. Morgan works as a sports production
producer at WMCO and as sports editor for The Black and Magenta.
The scholarship is named for John McCance, a highly regarded broadcast
engineer at Muskingum and in southeastern Ohio and was established by
Grant Hafley, the owner of AVC Communications, a broadcasting group in
Cambridge, Ohio.

Christine
Holmes, a junior English and journalism major from Youngstown, Ohio,
received the Amos Family Scholarship for Print Journalism. Holmes is
news and managing editor for The Black and Magenta, a producer for Orbit TV News and a WMCO disc jockey.